Am I Ivy-bound?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<li>current Asian high school junior attending a BIG (4000+ students) public school in NYC.</li>
<li>GPA unweighted - 3.9 (weighted - 4.4).</li>
<li>Current rank: 2 (out of 950 graduating class) - will probably still be 2 senior year</li>
<li>APs - soph year World History - 5. Took Biology, Calculus BC [self-taught], US History, English Language in May (predicting 5 5 4 5 respectively). Senior year - Gov, Comp Sci A, Eng Lit, Chem, Macro&Micro Eco. 11 APs by graduation.</li>
<li>2280 SAT I (R740 M780 W760) & four 800s (Biology-M, Chemistry, Math II, and Chinese); I’m studying for Physics over the summer and taking it in Oct (aiming for 800, of course)</li>
<li>ACT in September (aiming for >33)</li>
<li>Missed Quarterfinals of Biology Olympiad this year by ONE question</li>
<li>Worked a research internship at Columbia University during sophomore & junior year for an year doing research with world renowned PhD; helped publish a professional research paper into a peer-reviewed scientific journal.</li>
<li>Science Olympiad since soph year, placed in top 10 with medals at regionals and top 20 with one bronze at states BOTH years (school team is top 3 in NYC, top 20 in NYS) Current leader for Biology and Engineering topics</li>
<li>NYC Metro Math Fair (math research papers) freshman year - Bronze Medal</li>
<li>On every single honor roll / advanced honors course there is in school</li>
<li>Attending NYLF/MED (National Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine) in July</li>
<li>Attending Summer Science Program at City University of NY</li>
<li>Close relationships with teachers - good recs not a problem</li>
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<p>I want to take a Multivariable Calculus course at one of the City University of NY colleges next semester, but they’re saying that I can’t. Based on my resume above, is it worth it to insist on taking the class? How impressive would it look?</p>

<p>And what are my chances of getting into an Ivy? (1st choice Brown, 2nd Harvard)</p>

<p>Thanks in advance :]</p>

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<p>Both of those are reaches for anybody.
(I know at least one 4.0/2400 who didn’t get into Brown).
You have as good a chance as anybody, the problem is that “anybody” still has a long-shot at best.</p>

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<p>Everything looks great. I’m interested in science myself, so I found your Columbia internship to be quite interesting. Anyway, good luck!</p>

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<p>ha. your recs destroy mine (3.5 unweighted gpa?) and lots of ppl commented on how i have a chance. due to the internship and research factor i would say you have at least a 75% chance. good luck!
oh and p.s. nice asianness ^.^</p>

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<p>Yeah you are ivy bound for sure</p>

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<p>Things look good…those schools are still reaches for anyone, however. Scientific research and strong scores are good.</p>

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<p>I would say as a NY resident there is no doubt you would get into some schools at Cornell. Harvard and Brown accept many with your profile and reject more. 75% chance? Untrue and, actually, absurd.</p>

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<p>^Agree that 75% chance is way too high. </p>

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<p>I think it’s not that uncommon for seniors to take multivariable, actually, so I guess it would not seem that impressive. On the other hand, if you are truly interested in math and want to take it for the sake of the class itself, then I think it’s a great idea to go for multivariable.</p>

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I wouldn’t necessarily agree. If he/she is following an accelerated track outside of what her school usually has its students go through then I say it is impressive that he/she is taking that extra step.</p>

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<p>Your unweighted GPA is kinda low for ivy’s because tons of kids applying have 4.0, but your class rank’s great. You might want to retake the SATs to get in the 2300s. Other than that your EC’s are great and you are likely Ivy bound.</p>